21 hours ago, dabuzz said:

CA Levine in Henderson can, but you will have to fully mask out anything you dont want touched. 

I concur about Auto blast - rip off merchants

nice RX4 that one - was reasonable price too 

+1 on CA Levine, have used them a couple times always impressed with outcome and cost

Some pplate highlights from Saturday

Attn: @Testament

On 20/05/2022 at 08:11, mjrstar said:

Last weekend. 

 

 

This pic also features @rot808and I haha. Loved to see it, forgot how joyful rotary rallying is to watch live.

Highly recommend Seatbelt Solutions https://seatbeltsolutions.co.nz/

Got new statics made for 3 and really impressed with how original they look.

46 minutes ago, locost_bryan said:

Worth talking to the editor of NZPC mag?  Might have contacts with 4nR etc, spread the word?

Yeah definitely, I know him well being a contributor so a good option and getting 4NR (Azhar) onboard. Any ideas or concerns from the group here before delving into it that side would be good too. I'm sure they'd rather read a cohesive message than just my ramble haha

Just now, xsspeed said:

Nostalgic Car Club as a name possibly reaches the intended audience? (ie not specifically Jap)

100%

2 minutes ago, Snoozin said:

Perhaps this is a very good opportunity to ramp up the notion of the Japanese Nostalgic Car club, Myles still operates in some very limited capacity but I wonder if he would like someone to get on board and help spread the gospel? At the very least it could help shape the community required to speak loud enough for anyone to listen?

Definitely not opposed to the more modern examples coming through, as both my ITR and a 22B were part of the Ellerslie lineup last year.

100% - I was thinking along those lines, definitely worth mentioning to him 

7 minutes ago, igor said:

To me this seems overly restrictive. Consider the following two scenarios;

(a) the enthusiast cannot afford to own two vehicles and therefore puts their limited financial resources into something that they actually like rather than a generic appliance spec modern.

(b) the enthusiast has a hobby vehicle which is used infrequently and neither wants nor requires a "daily" vehicle. This could well apply in the case of inner city apartment dwellers and others resident in areas well served by public transport.

Yep that's very valid and surely reasonable in todays environment, I was literally quoting NZ Transport regulations for obtaining a SIV permit. That's the sort of thing they require you to agree to currently

"Additional requirements attached to special interest vehicles In addition to the declaration on the application, you must: • have another vehicle (eg car, ute, minivan) for your everyday use"

(To XSsteve) Yeah that's fair, from prior experience being an under 30yr old woman, voicing opinions in an established group can be difficult. As we are and (some of us) will have the future generation, sometimes we have a differing view and I am not sure how hard that would be to progress in an environment that's already well-established and/or existed before this era of automotive passionates. 

It's just my opinion, as my thoughts about the performance vehicle scene in NZ aren't just really about myself and my hobbies, they stem from the idea that the next generation should also be able to enjoy the identity and automotive success we have all built up and our car culture shouldn't just end. Plus it has dire implications on employment that stems from the automotive culture here, not to mention the weekend enjoyment of having a car hobby.

Plus, not to mention I have told multiple people about the Clean Car scheme and they weren't aware - I am not sure all the communication is reaching all levels of automotive enthusiasts currently.

FOMC have a list of adjoined clubs - maybe making a fresh statement with new voices, and adjoining, would be a best of both worlds scenario? https://fomc.nz/agm-attendees/

I guess that's the main concern, is where does it end. Can only try to help, but yeah any questions or concerns you all have please do add them in here - would be good to have multiple voices/opinions to add into consideration. Also, any type of leniency you would consider as a classic owner in order to find a happy medium?

E.g. I was thinking if there had to be a consideration for the 2025 Emissions Reduction Plan, maybe implementing KM limits overseen by WOF inspectors at time of inspection, and subject to a fee if over the limit?
Or, Proving registration of "classic" - performance vehicle - is a secondary vehicle and that you have a daily driver in your name too?

Any ideas are better than none I reckon, so fire away and I'll chuck them in a doc.

Oh, and a name, Clint suggested "Young Boys Club" won't go down well... Haha

21 minutes ago, cletus said:

Emissions tests are not a new thing, they've been there for years plus it's only at first registration not wof  

Emissions are already part of a cert check as well 

I don't know exactly how they are figuring how much to charge each vehicle for c02 emissions though 

Thanks for explaining, makes sense.

3 minutes ago, cletus said:

I would think an FD would meet the requirements for SIV ? 

 

As long as one of those magazines has said that a FD is a collectors item

Yeah could work if you were happy for one SIV in your name and could hold onto it for 4 years

When our Talbot van failed in England the MOT tester just turned it off halfway through in re-test, miraculously was better.

I wonder if WOF testers going to have to check this amount each time or it's a once-off at compliance? Then surely a re-cert for would have to have a re-check? Seems like a lot of unknown. It's a shame there's not a better way to establish regulations that align to limited KMs used for performance vehicles compared to daily drivers.

Such a joke to change this rule and essentially backdate it, especially shitty for those that haven't had time/parts to complete their cars for registration end of month due to govt restrictions... Rants welcome, I was honestly hoping I was just missing something on this new rule and that it would still allow for enthusiasts to import. I guess the price of local JDMs just went up

There's obviously section 2 which suits a few,

2. a vehicle manufactured 40 years or more before the date on which it was certified for entry into service in New Zealand

But some ideal "classics" (I guess I'm referring to JDM/massive want to own an FD) aren't over 40 years old 

Thanks Clint, I had read that too but received this email in the weekend, which goes against the initial thoughts/facts we all had seen

ALERT from VIA

CLEAN VEHICLE DISCOUNT SCHEME CHARGES

Let's talk Clean Car Import Standard and how it affects those of us with imported classics.

Not sure if others are in this boat but I've been doing copious amounts of reading new regulations for car imports effective 1APR but can't get a clear answer. Thought it would be good to have a go-to thread for anyone in the know, to pop up their understandings of the new import rules - specifically, how they affect classic cars.

My understanding is that from 01 APR 22 any car registered to NZ roads for first time, regardless of whether it was imported years ago and undergoing work/set backs due to lockdowns, will have to undergo an emissions test and pay a fee according to how far over it reads.

They've set up this website to tell you fee breakdowns, but no cars older than a couple years. https://www.rightcar.govt.nz/

No matter where I look, I can't find any info on Classic Cars. They had suggested in the brief to parliament that they wouldn't be affecting Classic Car owners - but now that it's all passed through I can't see an exclusion list other than Specialist Vehicle and to meet 3 out of 4 requirements from that list is tricky, plus limited to one specialist vehicle per person and to not sell within 4 years:

• The vehicle (or its make, model and submodel) is identified as being a collector’s item in one of the following magazines or their respective websites – Australian Classic Car, Car and Driver (US), Automobile (US), Motor (Australia), Motor Trend (US), New Zealand Autocar, New Zealand Classic Car, Road and Track (US), Top Gear (UK), Top Gear NZ, Unique Cars (Australia) or Wheels (Australia).
• Less than 20,000 units of the vehicle’s make and model have been (or were) manufactured annually.
• The vehicle is, and was, manufactured as a two-door coupe or a convertible.
• The vehicle is, and was, manufactured as a high-performance vehicle.

Any help is appreciated, I'm sure many of us still wish to import, and in doing so avoid ~$5k fees.

My Dad had a book he wrote on my wiring, I'll need a bit of time to find it again but can provide you some pics if you get stuck. Others building up 808s/3s found it really useful. Feel free to PM if needed and I'll find it 

On 23/08/2021 at 09:25, rotorhoe said:

@sentrathis is the spray on seal kit I used for FC motor rebuild

edit: ps its really risky to google this paint on the work server

Well that comment didn’t age well

6 hours ago, oldrx7 said:

 

A couple of pics after a quick google search

Yeah was huge but it was also the one that came here in 2018 so it’s all good now